Review: iPhone 5s

Mobile Technology Review: iPhone 5s While most smartphone makers try to blow our minds every year with eye-catching new designs, Apple has stuck to its "redesigned iPhone one year, identical-looking iPhone with upgraded internals the next" formula. Is the latest, the iPhone 5s, worth it? Let Gizmag help, as we review the iPhone 5s. read more Electronics Wired wood: Gizmag's top ten wooden gadgets We may be surrounded by gadgetry clad in shiny aluminum and gaudy plastic, but there's still a place left in the digital age for the comfort, simplicity and beauty of wood. read more Space Curiosity finding reduces hopes of finding life on Mars NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected no methane on Mars after more than a year of extensive testing of the planet's atmosphere. Its absence throws into question the notion that there may be life on Mars today. read more Architecture Tower Infinity "invisible" skyscraper receives go-ahead GDS Architects has received the green light for its award winning 450 meter high Tower Infinity design. To be built near the Incheon International Airport just outside of Seoul, Tower Infinity will become the "world's first invisible tower" and third highest observation deck. read more Environment Cleanup Array concept aims to rid the oceans of plastic waste Boyan Slat, an aerospace engineering student at the Delft University of Technology, is working to combine environmentalism, technology, and his creative outlook to get rid of plastic debris in our oceans. read more Sports Leatherman announces new pocket tools for skaters and surfers Leatherman is extending its line of multi-tools with two new action sports models – the Grind and Jam pocket tools for the skateboarding fraternity, and the Thruster and Shooter pocket tools for the surfing crowd. read more Mobile Technology Hackers claim to have bypassed iPhone 5s' Touch ID fingerprint authentication system Hackers have already found a workaround to the iPhone 5s' Touch ID system, allowing them to unlock the phone with a dummy fingerprint obtained from a real fingerprint. Claiming fingerprint biometrics were never secure in the first place, the hackers say it was a simple matter to get access. read more Automotive Caterham takes the lid off the AeroSeven Concept Caterham has taken its Seven CSR chassis and turned it into the Caterham AeroSeven Concept. Unveiled last week at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, it uses technologies not found previously in a Caterham and is intended to give the public an idea of the design of future models. read more Electronics Technical Illusions debuts Cast AR augmented reality glasses Augmented reality that's portable, multiuser, flexible, cheap, and intuitive? Gizmag demos the CastAR system at World Maker Faire 2013 and brings back all the details about a fun gadget that's gearing up to enter the marketplace. read more Around The Home Bulb Flashlight does double duty as a light bulb and a flashlight While you may not have to worry about your rechargeable flashlight's batteries being dead when you finally need to use it, it does spend most of its time occupying an outlet, doing nothing. MoMA's Bulb Flashlight, on the other hand, doubles as an LED light bulb. read more Bicycles Slidepad lets cyclists apply both brakes using one lever The Slidepad system allows both of a bicycle's brakes to be applied with the squeeze of a single lever, in such a way that the front brake will never lock up on its own ... welcome news for riders who don't want to fly over their handlebars. read more Digital Cameras Rogue Safari DSLR Pop-up Flash increases range by up to eight times The Rogue Safari Pop-Up Flash Booster adds a high-powered flash to mid-range DSLRs, greatly increasing the range of the flash on cameras that don't have a hot shoe for quick flash swaps. read more Urban Transport Stigo electric scooter is claimed to be the fastest folder in town The Estonian-designed Stigo electric scooter has a top speed of 25 km/h (15 mph) and a range of up to 40 km (25 miles) per charge, and is folded up and ready to roll in just two seconds. read more Digital Cameras Triggertrap Mobile 2 boasts 14 triggering options and a new look A new version of the camera triggering app, Triggertrap Mobile, has been released featuring 14 triggering options and a simplified design. The app allows photographers to connect their camera to an iOS or Android device and use its sensors to take photos at exact moments. read more Computers Microsoft tries again, announces the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 Surface was Microsoft's first big attempt to marry its own hardware to Windows 8 software. Customers, however, didn't respond quite the way the company had hoped. How do you recover? Well, if you're Microsoft, you try again, by releasing a new line of Surfaces with spec bumps and a few key upgrades. read more Mobile Technology iPhone 5 display twice as responsive as Android phones according to new benchmarking test Conscious that the world of mobile devices lacks benchmarking to measure the responsiveness of touchscreen displays, Agawi has developed TouchMarks to measure touchscreen latency. It reveals that Apple's iPhone 5 screen response time is more than twice as fast as the best Android phone tested. read more Mobile Technology Tesco announces £119 Android tablet UK supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it is to enter the tablet computing market place later this month with the launch of its 7-inch Android slab, Hudl. Tesco says the device has been designed for "accessibility and convenience," and its £119 price is competitive for its able specification. read more Special promotion for Gizmag readers "A Complete Guide: Google Apps and Your Data - Five Threats that Google Can't Defend Against, But You Can" Google's near infallibility is often mistaken for the inability for data to be lost, which couldn't be further from the truth. If you're running or thinking of switching to Google Apps, this essential 16-page guide outlines five threats to your Google Apps data that Google doesn't safeguard against and why. read more UNSUBSCRIBE You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at http://www.gizmag.com. Copyright Gizmag © 2013